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If you leave the bus master activated, the video device drivers and the video controller operate at a faster speed. When the video controller needs information from system memory, the video controller can become the bus master and fetch the information directly from memory. This means the video controller will not have to wait for the microprocessor to read the information and write it to video memory. You can accomplish this by changing the video interrupt setting from Enabled to Disabled, using the Configuration/Setup Utility program (described on page 39). Using System-Management Features This section is intended primarily for network administrators. It describes features of your computer that make it possible for a network administrator to remotely manage and control your PC when it is linked to a network. The BIOS (basic input output system) of your computer supports an interface called DMI (Desktop Management Interface). DMI is software used to gather information about the hardware and software in your computer so that network administrators can remotely monitor and control your PC. DMI can be used to remotely track many types of information about networked PCs, including serial numbers, memory attributes, product-specific characteristics of installed peripherals, and operating system configuration information. This information can be accessed using a DMI browser. DMI browsers are provided by all major operating systems and all major LAN management packages (including TME 10 NetFinity, Intel LAN Desk, and Microsoft SMS). The Wake on LAN feature can be used by a network administrator to turn on your PC from a management console. When Wake on LAN is used in conjunction with network-management software, such as TME 10 NetFinity Version 4 (provided on the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD for your computer), many types of functions, such as data transfers, software updates, and POST and BIOS updates can be performed remotely on your PC and other computers enabled for Wake on LAN that are linked to your network. This updating can be done after hours and on weekends, which saves time and increases productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum. Other features such as remote program load (RPL) and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) also allow a network administrator to remotely control your computer. If you use remote program load in conjunction with LANClient Control Manager software, you can use a feature called Hybrid RPL. Using LANClient Control Manager, you set up your computer by installing hybrid images (or files) on the hard disk drive. Then, each time the computer starts from the network, LANClient Control Manager recognizes your computer as a Hybrid RPL client and a bootstrap program is downloaded to your computer. This bootstrap program is 32 Using Your Personal Computer

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If you leave the bus master activated, the video device drivers and the video
controller operate at a faster speed.
When the video controller needs information
from system memory, the video controller can become the bus master and fetch the
information directly from memory.
This means the video controller will not have to
wait for the microprocessor to read the information and write it to video memory.
You can accomplish this by changing the video interrupt setting from Enabled to
Disabled, using the Configuration/Setup Utility program (described on page 39).
Using System-Management Features
This section is intended primarily for network administrators.
It describes features
of your computer that make it possible for a network administrator to remotely
manage and control your PC when it is linked to a network.
The BIOS (basic input output system) of your computer supports an interface called
DMI (Desktop Management Interface).
DMI is software used to gather information
about the hardware and software in your computer so that network administrators
can remotely monitor and control your PC.
DMI can be used to remotely track
many types of information about networked PCs, including serial numbers, memory
attributes, product-specific characteristics of installed peripherals, and operating
system configuration information.
This information can be accessed using a DMI
browser.
DMI browsers are provided by all major operating systems and all major
LAN management packages (including TME 10 NetFinity, Intel LAN Desk, and
Microsoft SMS).
The Wake on LAN feature can be used by a network administrator to turn on your
PC from a management console.
When Wake on LAN is used in conjunction with
network-management software, such as TME 10 NetFinity Version 4 (provided on
the
Ready-to-Configure Utility Program
CD for your computer), many types of
functions, such as data transfers, software updates, and POST and BIOS updates can
be performed remotely on your PC and other computers enabled for Wake on LAN
that are linked to your network.
This updating can be done after hours and on
weekends, which saves time and increases productivity.
Users are not interrupted
during normal working hours and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum.
Other features such as remote program load (RPL) and dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP) also allow a network administrator to remotely control your
computer.
If you use remote program load in conjunction with LANClient Control
Manager software, you can use a feature called
Hybrid RPL
.
Using LANClient
Control Manager, you set up your computer by installing hybrid images (or files) on
the hard disk drive.
Then, each time the computer starts from the network,
LANClient Control Manager recognizes your computer as a Hybrid RPL client and
a
bootstrap
program is downloaded to your computer.
This bootstrap program is
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